The cafe: Located between Gotham City and The Boardroom, two of Melbourne's finest establishments, Dead Man Espresso sits in quite an industrial part of South Melbourne. From the outside, it has a waterfront restaurant look about it. Plenty of places to sit and observe the view. But considering it's surrounded by buildings and not much else, I'm not sure why you'd even bother. Maybe people like to watch who and what comes in and out of the aforementioned establishments? Nice comfortable wooden chairs and tables and good space too. It probably seats 50-70. However there is not much natural light and it's very noisey (especially if seated near the kitchen). The menu is safe and whilst the staff were very attentive, they certainly didn't look happy. But I was there mid afternoon on a Sunday so maybe they had a busy day... The crowd was young that day too...20's and early 30's.The coffee: The highlight of my visit was my reunion with the barista Jackson. I used to consider him to be my 'personal' barista when he worked at League of Honest Coffee. He used to belt out some killer short macs and was always up for a good chat... The nose had some light smokey and roasted aromas. The taste was mainly of a strong ice-coffee with some hints of dark berries too. Good liquid to milk ratio and the coffee was served slightly hot. It cooled down to a better temperature quite quickly so this was not an issue. A very light licorice after taste...but not long at all. Whilst it appeared to be well made, it was a little weak, not very viscous and lacking in body too. At $3.80, I wouldn't rush to try it. Score 7/10.
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